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cause they bear fundamental reptilian fe- to fly. In that case, according to the logic
atures: cold-blooded metabolisms (unab- of evolution itself, they would have
le to produce their own heat), and bodies swiftly gone extinct.
covered in scales. However, thanks to When examined, the wing structure
their powerful wings, they were able to of flying reptiles is seen that as too flaw-
fly. less and sophisticated to be explained in
Various popular evolutionist publica- terms of evolution. Flying reptiles have
tions portray flying reptiles as a paleonto- five fingers on their wings, as do other
logical discovery that supports Darwi- reptiles do on their front limbs. However,
nism—or at least, give such an impressi- the fourth finger is some 20 times longer
on. In fact, however, their origin constitu- than the others, and the wing stretches
tes a major dilemma for the theory of out from it as a membrane. Had terrestri-
evolution: The flying reptiles emerge in al reptiles actually evolved into flying
the fossil record suddenly and fully for- reptiles, then the fourth finger in question
med, with no intermediate form between could only have lengthened gradually—
them and terrestrial reptiles. They have and in stages. Not just the fourth finger
perfectly created powerful wings, which but all structural wing changes must have
no land reptiles possess. Yet no fossil of a come about through mutations, and the
half-winged creature has ever been disco- entire process must have constituted an
vered. advantage for these animals.
In fact, it is impossible for half-win- Professor Duane T. Gish, a foremost
ged creatures ever to have existed. Had critic of the theory of evolution on the pa-
such fictitious animals ever lived, they leontological level, makes this comment:
would have been at a disadvantage com-
The very notion that a land reptile could
pared to other species, having lost the use have gradually been converted into a fly-
of their front legs, but still being unable ing reptile is absurd. The incipient, part-
Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)